In vitro anti-leukemic and antiviral activities of traditionally used medicinal plants in Taiwan

American Journal of Chinese Medicine

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 695-704

  Chiang, Lien Chai ^a   Cheng, Hua Yew ^c   Chen, Chi Chain ^a   Lin, Chun Ching ^b  

^a KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c TUNG FANG INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Antileukemic activity; Antiviral activity; Blumea lacera; Ixeris chinensis; Tithonia diversifolia

Indexed keywords

ANTILEUKEMIC AGENT; ANTIVIRUS AGENT; BIDENS PILOSA EXTRACT; BLUMEA LACERA EXTRACT; ECLIPTA PROSTRATA EXTRACT; HOT WATER; IXERIS CHINENSIS EXTRACT; PLANT MEDICINAL PRODUCT; SENECIO SCANDENS EXTRACT; TITHONIA DIVERSIFOLIA EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; HERBACEOUS AGENT;

ARTICLE; BIDENS PILOSA; BLUMEA LACERA; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG MIXTURE; DRUG POTENCY; ECLIPTA; HERPES SIMPLEX; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS 1; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS 2; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IC 50; IXERIS CHINENSIS; LEUKEMIA; LEUKEMIA CELL LINE; MEDICINAL PLANT; SENECIO; TAIWAN; TITHONIA DIVERSIFOLIA; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; VIRUS INFECTION; VIRUS REPLICATION; CELL STRAIN K 562; CELL STRAIN U937; CELL SURVIVAL; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS; PATHOLOGY; TUMOR CELL LINE;

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; CELL LINE, TUMOR; CELL SURVIVAL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUGS, CHINESE HERBAL; HUMANS; K562 CELLS; LEUKEMIA; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; SIMPLEXVIRUS; TAIWAN; U937 CELLS;

EID: 21744432879     PISSN: 0192415X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S0192415X04002284     Document Type: Article

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